The Impact of Computers on the Writing Processes of First-Grade Students
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Authors
Thigpen, Andrea K.
Issue Date
2003-05
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Student writing , Computers , Quality
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Abstract
The purpose of the research was to determine the impact of computers on the quality and
quantity of student writing, the number of revisions made by the students, and the
attitudes of the students toward writing. Before beginning the action research study, a
literature review was conducted in order to see what research has already been conducted
in the area of computers as writing tools. The instructional unit was taught over a fourweek
time span. The participants in this study were forty-three first-grade students.
This study included an evaluation of writing samples, teacher observation, and a postintervention
student survey. As the students learned the steps of the writing process, they
worked with a partner to write a story. The students in the control group wrote with
paper and pencil, while the students in the experimental group wrote on the computer.
Findings suggest that the students who wrote on the computer wrote better quality stories,
wrote longer stories, made more revisions, and had a better overall attitude toward
writing.
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Publisher
Valdosta State University
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